Legal Counsel

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Diversified

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1993

🏢 Enterprise

📱 Media

🔐 Security

💰 Private Equity Round - Diversified Systems on 2022-12

Enterprise • Media • Security

Diversified is a global systems integrator and experiential technology services firm that designs, builds, integrates, and supports immersive audio-visual and digital experience environments across venues such as broadcast facilities, stadiums and arenas, corporate offices, classrooms, healthcare spaces, retail stores, houses of worship, and live performance venues. Their offerings include audio-visual systems, digital signage, electronic security, IPTV, immersive experiences, media production and supply chain, meeting and collaboration solutions, and smart workplace technologies, together with lifecycle services like strategy & design, financing, build & integrate, proactive monitoring, managed support, staffing for live events, and cybersecurity. Diversified serves enterprise and public-sector clients — including broadcast media, sports and live events, education, healthcare, government, retail, and large corporate customers — and partners with technology vendors such as Microsoft, Cisco, Crestron, Sony, and others to deliver large-scale, managed technology ecosystems.

📋 Description

• Report directly to the General Counsel and serve as a strategic legal advisor to sales, operations, procurement, and leadership teams • Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, including customer contracts, vendor agreements, nondisclosure agreements, consulting agreements, and other business contracts • Advise business leaders on commercial, operational, compliance, and corporate matters • Identify legal risks and provide solutions that enable business objectives • Collaborate with Sales, Procurement, Finance, Human Resources, Information Security, and other cross-functional teams • Assist in managing litigation, claims, disputes, and outside legal counsel • Support corporate governance activities, including legal entity management, corporate records, and board documentation • Assist with mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and other strategic business initiatives • Monitor changes in applicable laws and regulations and advise business leaders on potential impacts • Develop, review, and update corporate policies, contract templates, and legal procedures • Support ethics, anti-corruption, privacy, and regulatory compliance initiatives • Participate in internal investigations and provide legal guidance regarding risk mitigation • Deliver legal training and education to business leaders and associates • Determine appropriate legal positions and contract language within established company guidelines • Recommend legal strategies to mitigate business and regulatory risk • Escalate significant legal, regulatory, litigation, or compliance matters to the General Counsel • Select and manage outside counsel within approved scope and budget • Perform other legal duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school required • Active license to practice law and member in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar • 5+ years of legal experience in a law firm or corporate environment handling corporate law matters, with a focus on commercial transactions • Strong understanding of intellectual property, data protection and privacy laws • Excellent negotiation, communication, and drafting skills • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment • Commitment to client services • Superior attention to detail and accuracy • Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel) • Hands-on experience drafting, negotiating, and managing all aspects of commercial transactions • International and/or governmental contract experience helpful • Fluency in English (written and spoken) required

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement • Preferred work location/time zone is Eastern (EST/ET) or Central (CST/CT)